By Alain BriotSedonaIf you can't see it, it doesn't count.Ctein, talking about photographic technique

1 - IntroductionAs a fine art photographer if you haven’t been asked this question you eventually will: “Do you manipulate your photographs?”  Sometimes it comes under another aspect: “Do you change the colors?”  And occasionally it goes straight to the heart of the matter: “Is this real?”There is a certain percentage of the public who believes that fine art photographs must represent reality.  There are people who do not know that there are differences between what they see and what the camera captures.  Finally, there are individuals who do not understand that a photograph is a two dimensional representation of reality and not reality itself because reality is far more complex, three-dimensional and perceived by us through five senses and not just one. 

Some people are willing to change their minds when these ...